A review by bookishwelshie
October, October by Katya Balen

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

“We live in the woods and we are wild” 🍂🦉🦊🎃🧡🤎🖤

October, October is the definitive Autumnal story that I’ve been looking for. It’s equal parts heartwarming and heart-wrenching. It could be a fast-read, but I was taking my time with it because I didn’t want the magical feeling of reading this book to end. There is honestly some great middle-grade fiction, especially based around woodlands and with a darker edge. If you have ever craved to live around in, or around, a gorgeous woods… then this most certainly is the story for you!

How will an eleven year old girl, named October, adjust to life in the city with her Mother, after growing up living in the woods with her Father? She is a wild girl at heart, and feels so lost within the concrete jungle. Her main reminder of home is a baby owl that she rescued called Stig.